Bhubaneswar–Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express

Last updated

Bhubaneswar - Visakhapatnam Junction Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type Vande Bharat Express
Locale Odisha and Andhra Pradesh
First service12 March 2024 (12 March 2024) (Inaugural)
17 March 2024;3 days' time (17 March 2024) (Commercial)
Current operator(s) East Coast Railways (ECoR)
Route
Termini Bhubaneswar (BBS)
Visakhapatnam Junction (VSKP)
Stops7
Distance travelled444 km (276 mi)
Average journey time05 hrs 45 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)20841 / 20842
Line(s) used(TBC)
On-board services
Class(es) AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn board Catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilities Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock Mini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge Indian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed77 km/h (48 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s) Indian Railways
Rake maintenance(TBC)

The 20841/20842 Bhubaneswar - Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express is India's 50th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the metropolitan city of Odisha, Bhubaneswar with the largest metropolitan city Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. [1] This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Overview

This train will be operated by Indian Railways, connecting Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road Jn, Balugaon, Brahmapur, Ichchapuram, Palasa, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram Jn and Visakhapatnam Jn. It is operated with train numbers 20841/20842 on 6 days a week basis. [5] [6] [7]

Rakes

It is the forty-eighth 2nd Generation and thirty-third Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative. [8]

Service

The 20841/20842 Bhubaneswar - Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 444 km (276 mi) in a travel time of 05 hrs 45 mins with average speed of 77 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

  1. ↑ Except Saturdays

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vande Bharat Express</span> Series of Indian semi-high speed EMU train services

Vande Bharat Express is a medium-distance superfast express service operated by Indian Railways. It is a reserved, air-conditioned chair car service connecting cities that are less than 800 km (500 mi) apart or take less than ten hours to travel with existing services. The train entered commercial service on 15 February 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Visakhapatnam–Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express</span> Vande Bharat Express train route in India

The 20833/20834 Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express is India's 8th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)–Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express</span> Vande Bharat Express train route in India

The 20171/20172 Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) - Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express is India's 11th and the fastest Vande Bharat Express train in service, connecting the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi with a maximum permissible speed of 160 km/h (99 mph).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ajmer–Chandigarh Vande Bharat Express</span> Vande Bharat Express train route in India

The 20977/20978 Ajmer - Chandigarh Vande Bharat Express is India's 14th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, New Delhi and Chandigarh. This express train is an extension of the former Vande Bharat Express train which ran from Ajmer Junction till Delhi Cantonment.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kasaragod–Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express (via Kottayam)</span> Vande Bharat Express train route in India

The 20633/20634 Kasaragod - Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express is India's 15th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting Mangalore with state capital Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. The train service was officially inaugurated on 25 April 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Thiruvananthapuram Central. As of July 2023, it is the best-performing Vande Bharat Express train service with an average occupancy of 183 per cent, according to official data.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Howrah–Puri Vande Bharat Express</span> Vande Bharat Express train route in India

The 22895/22896 Howrah - Puri Vande Bharat Express is India's 16th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the Capital of West Bengal with the Land of Sri Jagannath in Odisha via Kharagpur, Balasore, Cuttack & Bhubaneswar. It is the West Bengal's second and Odisha's first semi-high speed Vande Bharat express train. It was inaugurated on 18 May 2023.

The 22349/22350 Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express is India's 20th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Patna in Bihar with the city of Ranchi in Jharkhand. The train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 June 2023 via video conference from Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) railway station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mumbai CSMT–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express</span> Mini Vande Bharat Express train route in India

The 22229/22230 Mumbai CSMT - Madgaon Jn Vande Bharat Express is India's 19th Vande Bharat Express train and the first Vande Bharat Express serving the Konkan Railways of India, connecting the states of Maharashtra and the Konkan state Goa. It was expected to be inaugurated on 3 June 2023 but was delayed due to the 2023 Odisha train collision. This train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 June 2023 via video conference from Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) railway station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gorakhpur–Prayagraj (Allahabad) Vande Bharat Express</span> Mini Vande Bharat Express train route in India

The 22549/22550 Gorakhpur - Prayagraj (Allahabad) Vande Bharat Express is India's 25th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Gorakhpur City via Ayodhya and terminating at the metropolitan city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. This express train is a former of another service which terminated at state capital city Lucknow which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 July 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Puri–Rourkela Vande Bharat Express</span> Mini Vande Bharat Express train route in India

The 20836/20835 Puri - Rourkela Vande Bharat Express is India's 32nd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Puri and terminating at Rourkela city in Odisha. This train was inaugurated on 24 September 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from New Delhi.

The 22415/22416 Varanasi - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express is India's 35th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Varanasi with the capital city of India, New Delhi. This will be the 2nd Vande Bharat Express train which will run on the New Delhi-Varanasi train line after 15 February 2019.

The 20646/20645 Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express is India's 40th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the industrial port city of Mangalore in western Karnataka with Madgaon, a capital city in the state of Goa.

The 22488/22487 Amritsar - Delhi Junction Vande Bharat Express is India's 38th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the metropolitan city of Amritsar with the capital city of India, New Delhi.

The 20705/20706 Jalna - Mumbai CSMT Vande Bharat Express is India's 41st Vande Bharat Express train, running across the state of Maharashtra, which will start from Jalna and will terminate at Mumbai CSMT in India. This will be the fourth express train towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malda Town–SMVT Bengaluru Amrit Bharat Express</span> Amrit Bharat Express train route in India

The 13434/13433 Malda Town - SMVT Bengaluru Amrit Bharat Express is India's 2nd Non-AC Superfast Amrit Bharat Express train, which runs across the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal by connecting the city of Malda Town in West Bengal with Bangalore, the capital city of Karnataka.

The 22478/22477 SMVD Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express is India's 37th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and New Delhi. This will be the 2nd Vande Bharat Express train which will run on the New Delhi-Katra train line after 3 October 2019.

The 20887/20888 Ranchi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express is India's 49th Vande Bharat Express train, which connects the capital city of Jharkhand, Ranchi with the pilgrimage spot of the Holy Ganges River, Varanasi in northern Uttar Pradesh. This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024.

The 20663/20664 Mysuru Jn - MGR Chennai Central Vande Bharat Express is India's 46th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the metropolitan city of Karnataka, Mysuru with the coastal capital city Chennai in Tamil Nadu. This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024.

The 20707/20708 Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express is India's 48th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the twin city and state capital of Telangana, Secundarabad with the largest metropolitan city Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024.

The 22962/22961 Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express is India's 45th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the largest city of Gujarat, Ahmedabad with the west coastal capital city Mumbai in Maharashtra. This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024.

References

  1. ↑ "Two Vande Bharat trains to Puri and Secunderabad from March 12". The Times of India. 9 March 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat Express trains today, four existing routes extended – Check full routes, new destinations and more". Financialexpress. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Mukhopadhyay, Sounak (12 March 2024). "Watch: PM Modi flags off 10 new Vande Bharat trains". mint. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (12 March 2024). "Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Vande Bharat express begins maiden run with festive celebrations". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Vizag-Puri Vande Bharat train from March 12". The Times of India. 9 March 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Vizag, Team Yo! (9 March 2024). "Two new Vande Bharat trains from Visakhapatnam get green light". Vizag. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Puri-Vizag Vande Bharat Express to be Flagged Off by PM Modi - Odisha Bhaskar English". 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.